Credit Suisse
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Digital Telecommunication Infrastructure Fund has raised Bt53.2bn ($1.7bn) after pricing a sale of new units at the top of guidance, according to a banker on the deal. -
Texan chemicals group Kraton opened up the European high yield deal pipeline this week with a debut deal that will help refinance a dollar bond. The firm is also topping up a US loan as it looks to cut its borrowing costs.
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Huya, a live streaming platform backed by YY and Tencent, has raised $180m after pricing its US IPO at the top of guidance.
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Rating: Baa2/BBB/BBB (Moody’s, S&P, Fitch)
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On Wednesday, US car manufacturer Ford’s finance arm followed its recent trend in using the euro corporate market to fund itself in floating rate note format. It kept its tenors short with a pair of FRNs, but found investors had a preference for the shorter option.
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A long-awaited civil settlement with the US Department of Justice this week could prove to be a boon for Royal Bank of Scotland, which has had the risk of heavy fines looming over it for some time.
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On Wednesday, US car manufacturer Ford’s finance arm followed its recent trend in using the euro corporate market to fund itself in floating rate note format. The company kept its tenors short with a pair of FRNs, but found investors had a preference the shorter option.
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Commodities trader Trafigura Group Pte. will meet Swiss investors next Tuesday to discuss an inaugural Swiss franc bond.
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Banks are expected to pile back into the capital markets with new bond issues next week, having so far been sidelined by a number of public holidays in May.
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Goldman Sachs sold its largest amount of Swiss franc bonds in a single Sfr325m issue on Tuesday afternoon, encouraging hopes that the Swiss franc might be regaining its status as a global funding currency.
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Dyutish Chaudhuri has resigned from Credit Suisse’s equity capital markets syndicate team in Hong Kong, sources close to the matter said.
